This week's update will be much shorter than last week! Thanks for stopping by to check on my health and weight loss progress.

This week's update is much different than I thought it would be a week ago. After several weeks of weight loss, my weight unexpectedly shot back up again. Here are the numbers:

Weekly Progress Numbers

Weight:

Starting Weight: 350 lbsLast week's weight: 240.3 lbs

This week's weight: 242.8

This week's loss: 2.5 gained :-(Total Weight Loss: 107.2 (31.0%)

This is a screencap from my online Fitbit dashboard. No more trying to snap a quick picture after weighing in!

Body Fat %:

Last Week: 24.9 %

This Week: 25.1 %

Difference: +.2 %

Notice that this is the same # as my new scale....interesting.

Waist Measurement: (At Belly Button)

Last Week: 42.0 "

This Week: 42.0 "

Difference: 0

Note: I am measuring right at the belly button with no slack and I am not "sucking in" at all. My current pants size is a 36 or 38 waist, but my official measurement is higher on the widest part of my waist.

I'm keeping in mind that this is somewhat of an experiment on my part, so I'm interested to try to figure out why my weight is back up again. I stuck to my overall plan, but I did up my carbs slightly as a way of finding my own carb tolerance. (There is a chapter on this in Keto Clarity) I will most likely take a harder look at my carb / protein / fat ratio to make sure I am in an optimal fat burning mode. As always, I am not making a rash judgement based on one week's weight gain, but I will try to tweak my diet to bring it back down. I'm so ready to be out of the 240's...